Daily Republican., 1887-08-29
FOURTH EDITION
Oesndier FAMILY Rsuaion.

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West Chester Local News Of Saturday
referring TO II says: II,
Numerous letters have beea received
from members OF the family residing In
The Western States, signify ing their In
tention TO be present, while Of those In
this section IL need only be said that ell
will attend who can do 90. Gilbert
Cope, the genealogist OF the family, 10
daily receiving dozens Of letters con-
taining records fer use In the family
history, and Ia busily engaged In send
ing ont invitations 10 the reunion %
fast As the addresses are furnished BY
correspondents. The descendants In
the female lines being ircluded In
these invitations, the number 10 much
greater than might be supposed.
We have seen one Of these invitations
"A neatly gotten up four. page circular,
which 10 issued In the name OF tho AS
sociation Of the Descendants Of George
and Jane Chandler" From 1t We learn
that the Cfficers OF the association are:
President, DR.. Swithin Chandler. of
Falkland, Del; Vice President, DR..
EllWood Harvey, Of Chester, Pa; Treas.
urer, DR.. Joseph Fl. Chandler, of Cen.
trevills, Del; Corresponding Secretaries,
Prof. 6within Chandler 6hortlidge, OF
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Philadelphia, Pa.
From Q brief history given of the
family 1t appears that In 1887 George
and Jane Chandler, from Wiltshire,
England, embarked for Pennsy lvania,
but the father died at sea, leaving chill.
dren, Jane, George, Swithin, Thomas.
William, Charity and Ann, from whom
have descended an almost innumerable
posterity.
Jane married Robert Jefferis and they
after ards settled On the Brandy iae,
In East Bradford township. This
branch is 80 large that Is will probably
form Q separate volume. Besides all OF
the Jefferis name In this county, 1t In.
clud,s the Copes and many OF the
Hickmans, Williamsons and other
families bereAb0uts.
The youngest daughter, Ann, married
Samuel Robins, OF Philadelphia, which
branch is worthily represented BY the
late Dillwyn Parrish and other chill.
dren OF DR.. Joseph Parrish.
Susanna Chandler, o great.grand.
daughter of Swithin. married Abraham
darlington, and was the mother OF
Judge Isaac Darlington, and OF the late
VIM. Darlington, OF the Chester County
bar.
The lines of the second George are
1.-THE most obscure but 1t In hoped that re-
cords may be found to show Who are hi,
Idescep dants. There are Chand lere who
are undoubtedly of the family, and ye'
no evidence appears OF their line OF de
scent Stephen and Jacob Chandler o.
Doe Bun, one hundred years ago, are
among those whom II Ii particularly
desired to locate on the family tree.
The program for the reunion will In
b clude addresses, historical sketches
recitatioHs from the writing OF Eliza
| beth Margaret Chandler, the poetess, |
poem written for the occasion, Ant
. music. 1t is also desired and expected
to have on exhibition various anc!en
dooum ents, family relics and Rene
illogical chart Of large size. Those VIII
are in posse ssion Of old deeds, marrias
certificates and portraits OF decease'
members are kindly invited TO brip
them TO the meeting, suitably ffAme
for tho exhibition, and alshow .case vii
probably be provided for other relics.
The occurrence Of this reunion on tn
eve of the Centennial Celebration OF th
u Fedora, Constitution In Philadelphi
will enable those at q distance to tax
A. sd vantage Of the reduced rates offere
n by the railroad lines on that occasion
1uo W" utttCO VI HAtnhkohChto h4s
j. st the residence of DIR. Joseph H. Char
!. dler, Centreville, Delaware, ON Satu
III day. There were present, DIR. Josep
II. Chandler, chairman; Alfred Nobl
G. Chandler of Philadelphia, secretar!
William N. Chandler, II. D., Philad Q
ph!s; Professor Swithin Shortlidge,
Media. Pa; Professor Joseph shor
lidge, Concordville, Pa; K. g. Shor
- lidge, M. D., Wilmington, Del. Chsrl
N. Chandler, Esq, New London, Pa
Gilbert Cope, West Chester. Pa; Jact
8, Chandler, MT Cuba, Del; George 4
Chandler, Kookland, Del; j. Poulst
Chandler, Uentreville, Del; Joseph
Chandler, CeL treville, Del Jes
Chandler Centreville, Del Samu
Gray, Centreville, Del, and DR. Swift
In Chandler, president Of the associ
7, tion, who was the guest OF the cha'
rs man Of the committee, DR.. Joseph
Chandler.
After brief address by the ohairm'
the committee.adjourned to the law
by Mrs. DIR. j. ii. Chandler supplied
:. bountiful dinner. While at dim
!. Gilbert Cope of West Chester phot
i, Rraphed the entire party, also the col
mittee In group to be used in the &c
ealogical history of the family that
IN. being prepared. The committee OF
-, rangenents then proceeded with
on business of the day. The committee
It's. grounds reported arrangements perfs
= ed, and ample seating capacity will
- provided by the W. q N. Railro
Company. The committee also repo
pr, nn ed that Q special train on the W. Il
,ooi Railroad would leave Wilmington q
rom q. M, and that similar train wor
lose leave Philadelphia at 9.03 q. IN. on
n.y' West Chester and Philadelphia rosd
% connect at Chadd's Ford with the tr,
A leaving Wilmington at 9 .. m.
nth The committee on program repor
sth, that the exercises Of the day wol
t. Weccacoe Band, of Philadelphia; otl
- exercises In the 70 lowing order:
ND Opening address by Dr. Swift
ten Chandler, of Falkland, president
y the association.
% Grafton by DR.. Ellwood Harvey
. Chester, Pa. Subject, 1.-THE ca
LE- which led the Chandler family fr
% England TO Americs, and the contr
rner lia between then and now"
Reading of the Renealogy OF
AT Chandler family, by Gilbert Co
he'd West Chester, Pa.
Iw ren Reading by ImoRene Chandler,
. Philadelphia Subject, "The Bran
I'D wine," poem written by Mrs Ell
. at beth Margaret Chandler about 1777.
II Miss Isabel shortlidge, Concord vi
TO Pa, will read an original poem, wh
Oil will conclude the literary exarci
81 after which vocal mrsic I'LL ha
UST Sn1ne eu w 1eiecs quaitoe from IN
&c me ueipnia: Dinner Will De served froi
this 10 O'CLOCK, and from 3 to O'clock
3tA WeCcRcoe hand " III olive n opca,, =